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A COUNTY NEWSPAPER
Volume 4
Clintwood, Va., Thursday, Aug. 8, 1940
No. 12
bchools To Open
on August 19th
Special Hearing Held By School
Board to Decide on Opening
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Due to the demands of many
citizens, the School board held a
special hearing in the auditorium
at Dickenson Memorial High last
Friday aiternoon and heard all
interested citizens and patrons rel
ative to the opening date of coum
ty schools.
One speaker stressed the point
that it was a question of the
towns against the country and
other speakers discussed the ques
tion from the standpoint of pupil
health, stating that hot weather
was not conducive to good school
work and an impairment to the
health of the children. Farmers
gave their viewpoint of needing
the children at home in the early
farming months more than in the
month of August. Even the ques
tion of liability insurance for the
school buses before Aug 15th was
questioned and aired by two in
susance representatives.
After many heated exchanges
as to whether schools should open
on Aug. 5th or Sept. 2nd, the
school board asked each side to
give ground in the question and
split the difference by setting the
starting date of all county schools
for August 19th. No exceptions
for any school were granted.
LITTLE THEATRE GROUP
WELCOMED BY BIG CROWD
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
The Little Theatre group, direct
ed by Glenn Kiser, presented a
very talented and promising cast
of players on last Saturday in
that old favorite country rollick
ing farce, “Silas Smidge From
Turnip Ridge”. The production
given in the auditorium of Dick
enson Memorial High, was well
attended and the audience enjoy
ed many a laugh. Jess W. Skeen,
Mrs. Lou Damron, Glenn Kiser
and others who first made their
debut in this particular play were
again in the cast on Saturday nite.
According to all present, this per
formance was better than the
first.
The performance will be repeat
ed at Haysi this coming Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bascom Bise have
returned from Tennessee State
Teachers’ College at Johnson City
after a summer’s study.
! E. R. BEVERLY TO BE
SENT TO TAZEWELL
E. R. Beverly, former superin
tendent of welfare in Dickenson
County, who has been relieving
French Clevinger, Wise County
superintendent of welfare for the
past two months, will in a short
time be transferred to Tazewell
County. Mr. Beverly will assume
the same duties in Tazewell for
the next six months.
Board Holds
Aug. Meeting
Special Study Given Question Of
Financing Nine-Month School
Term
The Board of Supervisors held
its regular monthly meeting in
| Clintwood on Monday and trans
acted routine business the great
er part of the day. Dr. Griggs, of
the Dickenson-Wise health unit,
appeared before the members and
asked their consideration of
health ordinance for the regula
tion of the location and type of
construction of privies. The board
after some discussion of the ques
tion deferred action until the Sep
tember meeting.
Two members of the School
Board, George McKinnie and Vir
gil F. Skeen, discussed at some
length with the board of supre
visors the problem of financing a
nine month’s school term for the
coming session. The chairman of
the board, as well as other indi
vidual members, thought that a
vigorous collection of delinquent
taxes would help provide suffi
cient revenue for the schools and
intimated that this course of ac
tion would be followed.
The board of supervisors grant
ed the school board the right to
continue the $15,000 temporary
loan for the 1940-41 session.
On the question of school fi
nance, members of both boards
present were in accord and both
pledged themselves toward full
co-operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Creed McFall have ;
returned to their home in Wash- ;
ington, D. C., after several days1
visit with relatives in Clint wood
and Grundy.
H. M. Sutherland has returned
from the veterans’ hospital in
Johnson City, and appears much
imporved in health.
Lonnie Newberry of Blowing,
rock was a business visitor here
Wednesday.
“Army Worms”
Invade County
Pound River Farmer Secures Aid
Of Neighborhood Ducks to Com
bat These Pests
I
Elzie Mullins, Pound River far
mer and merchant, was in town
today with the firt report of
ArmyWorms invading Dickenosn
County. This new pest in this sec
tion of the state has been causing
considerable damage in parts of
Southwest Virginia.
Elzie first discovered the worms
in his field of soy beans. How'
| ever, the beans did not seem so
j palatable to the worms as the
i crab grass because the field was
J cleared of grass as they passed
through in formation. The worms
next crassed the road, made mer
ry in his garden and then psoceed
ed to take possession of the mea
dow, and no grass can be found
wherever they go. In order to
! combat the invaders, Mr. Mullins
has secured the services of all the
neighbors’ ducks, which are wag
ing a winning fight against the
j pests.
I -
MRS. SARAH HAWKINS
i REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
Freeling, Aug. 8.—Parkis Hawk
ins, of Freeling, has just return
ed from near Hylton, Ky., where
he spent three days at the bedside
of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Hawk
ins, formerly of this place, who
has been critically ill since last
spring.
He reports that Mrs. Hawkins
has steadily grown worse the Iasi
few weeks and that she is no
longer able to raise her head from
her pillow and that she will prob
ably survive but a few days long
er.
J. MORGAN RASNICK
REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL
J. Morgan Rasnick of Brushy
Ridge is seriously ill this week
following a partial stroke on Wed
nesday. Mr. Rasnick has been in
ill health for some .time from
high blood pressure but last week
end his condition became worse.
His son, Herbert, ABC store em~
ployee, is not working the remain
der of this week in order to be
at the bedside of his father.
Local Store
Robbed Sunday
—
Haul Away Almost Entire Stock
of Goods In Wayne Swindall’s
Store During Night
Thieves entered the store of
Wayne Swindall, Georges . Fork
merchant, on Sunday and carted
away about one ton of sacked
shelled corn, approximately three
hundred pounds of sugar, one
hundred and fifty pounds of lard,
a large quantity of flour and meal
and some tobacco and money.
High Sheriff Fox Fleming and
Commonwealth’s Attorney Gabe
Fleming went to the scene of the
robbery and are following two or
three likely clues.
George Anne Skeen Arrives
For Long Visit
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Skeen, Jr.,
announce the arrival of a daugh
ter, George Anne, at the Norton
Clinic on last Sunday morning,
weight 7 pounds. Mother and
daughter both doing well. The
Herald joins with their many
friends in wishing their daughter.
George Anne, heiress to the Skeen
pennies, a future life filled with
happiness and prosperity.
Strange Dog Visits Our City
Much excitement resulted from
the appearance of a large black
dog on Clintwood’s back streets
early Tuesday morning. So strike
ing was his appearance and man
ner that Ayers Short and Paul
Skeen appointed themselves dog
catchers and pursued the strange
mongrel most of the morning. Fin
ally the visiting canine took ref
uge under the home of the Meth
odist minister, L. D. Perkins, and
his capture was affected. The
daughter of Rev. Perkins, Francis,
helped in slipping the noose over
his shaggy bear-like head.
From his actions the dog seems
to be in strange territory and no
person who has seen him can ven
ture an opinion as to his former
place of abode. He is twice as
large as the largest dog in town,
with a very long, pointed nose
and a shaggy coat of hair.
All local dog authorities differ
as to his breed or what mixture
of breeds he may be. His present
owners, Short and Skeen, stated
on Wednesday that since the hum
ber of visitors is increasing daily
that admission will be charged,
hereafter to help pay for the food
to satisfy his enormous appetite. |
| Crawford Boggs
Dies In Hospital
—
Loses Life Saturday Afternoon
While At Work In Clinchco
Mines
Funeral services for Crawford
Boggs, 21 year old son of Mrs.
Velta Boggs, were held at the
Clintwood Baptist Church on Mon
day afternoon. An unusually large
gathering of friends and relatives
attended the funeral and the flor
al offering was large. Elder Dee
McCoy and Elder Ballard Baker
were the ministers in charge of
the services.
Crawford lost his life Saturday
afternoon while working in the
mines at Clinchco. He was employ •
ed as a brakeman, and while go
ing about his duties of coupling
cars, his body was caught between
the coal car and the low mine
roof and he was crushed to death.
Workmen extricated him from
the coal car and administered
first aid. He was rushed by am
bulance to the Dante Hospital
j and died shortly after reaching
j there.
j The body was brought to the
Clintwood Funeral Home and pre
pared for burial. Crawford is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Velta
Boggs, a sister, Emma Jean, and a
younger brother, George, all of
Clintwood.
JERRY HODGE IS VICTIM
OF ACCIDENTAL GUNSHOT
Jerry “Hobo” Hodge, general
utility workman in the Clintwood
section, was accidentally shot by
Mrs. John Gilliam at Gilliam’s
Garage on Mullins Ave. Accord
ing to our information, Mrs. Gil
liam was inspecting a new rifle
recently acquired by her husband
and acting under the assumption
that the rifle was not loaded, pull
ed the trigger. The bullet smash
ed through the door and struck
Hodge on top of the foot.
The injured man was taken to
the hospital for treatment. Aftex
a day or so he was able to be
about town on crutches, and in a
short time should be able to re
sume his labors.
Mrs. James M. Skeen is visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo
C Sutherland of Grundy, this
week.
Mrs. Blanche Steele has return
ed from Washington, D. C., after
a two week’s visit with friends
and relatives.